From the middle of a warzone, an innocent man uses the internet to tell his story... A dramatic machimina movie using The Sims 2.
Credits
TITLE: An Unfair War
CREATOR: Thuyen Nguyen
GAME: The Sims 2
GAME DEVELOPER: Maxis
GAME PUBLISHER: Electronic Arts
GAME ENGINE/MACHINIMA TOOL: The Sims 2
RUNNING TIME: 5:00
DATE: June 2006
COUNTRY: Australia
LANGUAGE: English
Reviewer:
junya
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October 9, 2014 Subject:
No review, just a rating
Because Mr. Angry's review captured my feelings better than I could myself. Elegant simplicity is the great strength of this video.
Reviewer:
Bard Coennius
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July 9, 2006 Subject:
Powerful Message, But Cinematically Not So Great
This is a powerful and almost poetic piece of anti-war prose. It would work very well in almost any other genre that is not visual. Film is the one genre
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in which it doesn't work. First rule of thumbmaking - tell your story in PICTURES, not WORDS. Watching a man sitting at the computer typing is about as interesting as watching paint dry. SHOW us what is going on around this man - what happened, what is happening, visions in his head - and, if desired, use the words as a "voice-over."
Reviewer:
Mr Angry
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June 20, 2006 Subject:
Machinima with a point
Thuyen Nguyen has gone out on a limb with "An Unfair War". Machinima with no clever jokes, no flashy effects, no post-modern pop-cultural references.
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Instead, he has chosen a minimalist dramatic presentation on the futility and cruelty of war. While not trying to be overly clever, Nguyen manages some poignant and moving moments. Simplicity is a strength rathere than a limitation in this machinima. Many people have questioned whether or not machinima can ever move beyond a quirky plaything. "An Unfair War" may well be a pointer to the depth that can be achieved. -Mr Angry http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/
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